Sports Business Journal (Jul 2021)

Experimental Marketing, Brand Equity, and Reputation of Customer Behaviors in Sports Venues

  • Shahab Bahrami,
  • Mohammad Saeid Kiani,
  • Leila Nazari,
  • Leila Shahbazpour

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22051/sbj.2022.38814.1019
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1, no. 2
pp. 115 – 128

Abstract

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Introduction: The present study investigated the effect of experimental marketing on brand equity and reputation in Tehran Municipality sports venues.Methodology: The statistical population includes all users of sports facilities in Tehran Municipality. According to the Morgan table, the statistical sample was 384 customers selected by random clustering. This research tool included Schmidt (2016) Experimental Marketing Questionnaire, Sarmad and Bazargan Brand Value Questionnaire (2005), and Fembran et al. (2019) Brand Reputation Questionnaire. Structural equation modelling test of Smart PLS statistical software was used to analyze the data. According to the results, the path coefficient for the experimental marketing relationship on the brand equity is positive, and the T-value is more than 1.96. Therefore, practical marketing has a significant effect on the brand equity of Tehran Municipality sports venues. Also, the path coefficient for the experimental marketing relationship is positive for reputation, and the T-value is more than 1.96.Findings: As a result, experimental retrieval can lead to the reputation of places and increase their brand value. These factors indicate the need for more attention of managers of sports venues using the current research model and practical use of experimental marketing.Originality: Finding helps predict customers' behavioral tendencies.

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